House Democrats are standing together with AOC and Eric Swalwell and vowing not to be intimidated by congressional domestic terrorist Marjorie Taylor Greene. Rep. Jason Crow tweeted: MTG is far worse than a bully. She’s a harrasser & poses a danger to Members of Congress & our democracy. If you wouldn’t leave your children with […] More
John Minchillo/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. On Friday morning, big news hit: Democrats and Republicans in the House had reached a compromise to set up a bipartisan, independent commission that would investigate the January […] More
The House of Representatives has reached a deal to form an independent commission to investigate the January 6 storming of the United States Capitol. The House is expected to vote on the bill to establish the commission by early next week. The commission “would include a 10-member panel, with half appointed by Democratic congressional leaders, […] More
House Republicans on Friday elected Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, a vocal defender of former President Donald J. Trump, as their No. 3 leader, moving swiftly to replace Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was deposed this week for her refusal to stay silent about the former president’s election lies. The secret-ballot vote, which […] More
Here’s what you need to know: Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, speaking to reporters on Thursday.Credit…Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times House Republicans on Friday elected Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, a vocal defender of Donald J. Trump, as their No. 3 leader, moving swiftly to replace Representative Liz Cheney of […] More
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new masking guidelines for vaccinated people, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signaled on Thursday that she wouldn’t be lifting a House masking requirement where vaccinations have not been completed. View the Original Article More
Fox News breathlessly tried to make a big deal out of President Biden speaking at a White House event maskless after the CDC eased guidelines for vaccinated people. Video: “There he is maskless” pic.twitter.com/RFuTFL6vnz — Acyn (@Acyn) May 13, 2021 As Biden sprinted to the podium, the Fox News voiceover said, “There he is maskless, […] More
Representative Chip Roy of Texas, a strident conservative, will run against Representative Elise Stefanik of New York for the No. 3 House Republican leadership position, a move of protest reflecting unhappiness among hard-right lawmakers with the congresswoman party leaders anointed to replace Representative Liz Cheney. Mr. Roy’s decision, reported earlier by Politico and confirmed by […] More
Speaker Pelosi called House Republicans sick for claiming that the attack on the Capitol was a normal day. Video: Speaker Pelosi calls House Republicans sick for claiming that the attack on the Capitol was a normal day. pic.twitter.com/0JRSLFRJaq — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 13, 2021 Speaker Pelosi said:Sadly yesterday, there was a hearing in […] More
It’s getting spooky! Apparently Megan Fox’s house is HAUNTED! And she didn’t know it until her knight in shining armor tried to save the day, albeit with the wrong weapon! Machine Gun Kelly revealed the supernatural news on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, telling the host he had been called to his girlfriend’s […] More
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) confronted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Wednesday just outside the House chamber about AOC’s support for “terrorists and Antifa” and ducking a debate on her Green New Deal proposal. The incident was witnessed and reported by two Washington Post reporters. AOC threw up her hands and walked away. Greene told reporters […] More
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ducked multiple times on Wednesday evening when Fox News anchor Bret Baier tried to ask him about House GOP lawmakers removing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as conference chair for recognizing Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. “Well look, it’s up to the House to make these kinds of […] More
